Munzoul Assal
Senior Researcher, CMIMunzoul Assal is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Khartoum and Senior Researcher at CMI.
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A joint initiative between the University of Bergen
and CMI – Chr. Michelsen Institute
Mediation dilemmas in Sudan — the Jeddah and IGAD initiatives
13.02.2025
14:15 - 15:30English
After two years with a brutal war, there are bleak prospects for Sudan.
FCDO/Russell Watkins Sudan’s war will soon complete its second year with bleak prospects for ending it in the near future. The war has resulted in one of the most serious humanitarian disasters in the world right now. Internal and external mediation attempts have sought to put an end to the war but none have succeeded.
Two of the most ambitious external mediation efforts are the US-Saudi led Jeddah Platform and the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD). Focussing on humanitarian and military aspects, the Jeddah Platform managed to bring the warring parties to indirect negotiations but with no tangible outcomes. The IGAD initiative focusses more on political dimensions of the war.
This seminar will analyse the two initiatives and explain why they did not succeed.
This seminar is part of the RDV – Rights, Democracy and Welfare – seminar series, which is a collaboration between the DIPA Centre for research on Discretion and Paternalism, Department of Government UiB, and LawTransform.
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Bergen GlobalJekteviksbakken 31, Bergen
13.02.2025
14:15 - 15:30
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Munzoul Assal
Senior Researcher, CMI
Munzoul Assal is Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Khartoum and Senior Researcher at CMI.
Munzoul Assal holds a PhD in social anthropology from the University of Bergen, Norway. Prior to joining CMI as Senior Researcher he was Professor of social anthropology at the University of Khartoum, Director of the Peace Research Institute, and Dean of Scientific Research.
Bergen Global is a joint initiative between the University of Bergen and Chr. Michelsen Institute that addresses global challenges.
